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THE
J- TAC77th Year
Whistle Ryon
February, 1977
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Stephenville, Texas 76401
Alumni Edition
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W. R. Watt, Jr. Lanham Riley
Enrollment sets record
Tarleton State University's 380 females. The sophomore class
official enrollment is 2,981 for shows a total of 472 students with'
the spring semester, according to 265 male and 207 female.
TSU registrar John Whiting, for an Enrollment in the junior class
increase of 128 students over last on the final tally showed 491
year and the largest students broken down into 284
second-semester enrollment in male and 207 female. The senior
Tarleton's history. class, second only to freshmen in
Current enrollment represents undergraduate enrollment, shows
a 4.5 per cent increase over the 534 students with 332 male and
2,853 students registered in the 202 female.
spring of 1976. Graduate enrollment at
By classes and sex, enrollment Tarleton continues to burgeon
this spring in the freshman class is with 589 this semester.
880 with 500 male students andFour top figures in the world
of rodeoing have recently
accepted positions on the advisory
board of the Tarleton State
University Rodeo Scholarship
Association. The Association was
formed in October, 1976 for the
purpose of providing rodeo
scholarships for Tarleton men and
women rodeo performers.
Mrs. Stanley Williamson of
owa Park, is chairman of the
Association.
The four recently appointed
members of the advisory board
are W.R. Watt,.Jr., Fort Worth;
Walt Garrison, Dallas; Lanham
Riley, Aledo; and Whistle Ryon,
Fort Worth.
Watt is secretary/general
manager of the Southwestern
Exposition and Fat Stock Show at
Fort Worth and is president of
Watt Cattle Company with
ranches in Fort Worth and
Throckmorton.
He is a native of Fort Worth
and became associated with the
Stock Show in 1955 while
attending college. Watt received a
B.S. degree from Oklahoma State
University and worked his way
through the different divisions of
the show to become
secretary/general manager in
1972.Clark Cancer Society president
Dr. R. Lee Clark Tarleton's
1967 Distinguished Alumnus and
president of the University of
Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital
and Tumor Institute, was installed
Cate lends
Carter color
First Lt. Warren Cate, a 1973
Tarleton graduate, helped to lend
color to President Jimmy Carter's
first days as the nation's new
leader.
Cate drew duty at the White
House for the Carter reception for
campaign workers, and will be
part of the guard of honor for
Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfield when he leaves office.
Cate was in charge of the
military honor guard when former
President Gerald Ford made his
farewell at Andrews Air Force
Base.
He is assigned to the Old
Guard, a military group at Fort
Myer, Va., whose regular duties
are to serve at military funerals,
greet foreign dignitaries and serve
at the White House.as president of the American
Cancer Society at its annual
meeting in October in New York
City.
Clark said he will call on cancer
specialists and the thousands of
society volunteers throughout the
country to help mobilize blood
resources over the next year.
"The need for more blood
donors and better use of blood
components for cancer patients
cannot be over-emphasized, but
we must remember that blood
must be given by people--it cannot
be manufactured," he said.
As better treatments are being
made available to more patients
with malignant diseases, Clark said
the importance of blood
component therapy has increased.
For example at Anderson, he
said, a single unit of whole blood
usually is divided into plasma, red
cells, white cells, and other
elements to help several cancer
patients.
"One-fourth of all blood drawn
in the United States is used by
persons with cancer," he added.
Clark was named Andersonbspital's full-time director in
1946. His title was changed to
president in 1968. When the
University of Texas health science
institutions were reorganized four
years ago, he became president of
the UT System Cancer Center,
which includes Anderson and
other units.
Among other activities, Clark,
70, has recently been the senior
scientist on President Ford's
Cancer Panel and chairman of the
International Union Against
Cancer's Committee on
International Collaborative
Activities.
In 1976, he was chosen Mr.
South Texas for the annual
George Washington's birthday
celebration of the United States
and Mexico. He has won
numerous medical awards.
Special Insert
The middle four pages of this
edition of the Alumni J-TAC are a
special publication of the School
of Arts and Sciences. We
encourage you to share it with a
prospective Tarleton student.Watt has served in various
offices on the American Livestock
Show and Rodeo Managers
Association including president of
the Association in 1973-74. Since
1972 he has been a member of the
board of directors of the Texas
and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Association. He is a vice president
of the River Crest Country Club
in Fort Worth, on the advisory
board of the University State
Bank, and a director of the Big
Brothers of Tarrant County. He is
also a member of the Exchange
Club.
Homecoming Oct. 15.
Tarleton's 1977 Homecoming
has been set for Oct. 15. Mark
your calendar now and begin
making plans early to return to
campus for Homecoming '77.Garrison is now Director of
Special Events for U.S. Tobacco
after 10 years as a running back
for the Dallas Cowboys. Garrison
graduated from Oklahoma State
and his off-season activities with
the Cowboys included from 20-30
rodeos a year specializing in steer
wrestling. He joined U.S. Tobacco
in Sept., 1975 as Director of
Special Events, with prime
responsibilities as spokesman for
the company's biggest-selling
moist smokeless tobacco brands
and to participate in trade shows
and sales meetings and serve as
host for various sporting events.
The former Dallas Cowboy also
appears at events sponsored by
the National Intercollegiate
Rodeo Association, capped by the
NIRA finals in Bozeman,
Cont. on p. 8April concert, piano
will honor
A $12,000 Steinway concert
grand piano will be donated to the
department of music and art in
honor of Dr. Don Morton, former
head of the department in a
concert on the evening of April
23, 1977.
Dr. Morton will play the
dedication himself with the Fort
Worth Chamber Symphony.
Mozart's "Concerto in d minor"
has been selected for the program.
Also participating in the
concert will be the Tarleton
Collegiate Choir under the
direction of Herbert Teat, director
of choirs, along with the Tarleton
Texan Band, under the baton of
James Larson, band director.
Dr. Morton, who has served at
Tarleton for 35 years, will retire
in September of 1977. Morton has
not only made considerable
contributions to the music
education in Stephenville, but has
also made substantial
accomplishments in the state of
Texas through his innovations in
the Texas Music Educators
Association and the Texas
Association of Music Schools, said
Dr. Christian Rosner, present head
of the department of music and
art.
He has also shown great
musical interests in Stephenville
through choir work at the
Methodist Church, Rotary Club
and Music Club. Dr. Rosner feels
that Morton's greatest
contribution however, has been toDr. Morton
his students here throughout the
years.
The tributary piano is a
nine-foot long Steinway concert
grand, which is at the present time
being made in New York.
It will be placed in the recital
hall of the soon to be constructed
building where it may be played
by anyone who gives a concert
here.
On the piano will be a plaque
honoring Dr. Morton. A special
room has been designed for
storage of the piano.
The room will have controlled
humidity to keep the instrument
tuned and to prevent warping of
the wood.
The idea of the dedication of
the piano was conceived by Dr.
Rosner. She said she feels that the
contributions and dedication of
Dr. Morton merit much more than
a mere gold watch for retirement.
The piano will fill a great need in
Cont. on p. 8
A/Dr. Don Morton
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